It’s been one year since the Afghanistan government fell to Taliban rule and thousands of Afghans fled to the United States. About 1000 of them ended up in Connecticut. And new federal legislation could help them find a permanent home here.
Hundreds of Afghans have resettled in Connecticut in the year since the Taliban’s takeover of the country following the U.S. withdrawal of troops. New legislation seeks to make them more at home.
It’s been one year since the Afghanistan government fell to Taliban rule and thousands of Afghans fled to the United States. About 1000 of them ended up in Connecticut. And new federal legislation could help them find a permanent home here.
One year ago Monday, Kabul, Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. Afghanistan citizens and others scrambled to the airport, desperate to get out. The Taliban.